SnakePit Round Table: Mothers of Invention

Photo by Tang Dehong/VCGJames: I’m not nearly as against the three catcher system as many people who frequent the pit. However, the team now has three catchers plus Blake Swihart. What’s more, Swihart, Murphy, and Avila are all out of options, while Kelly is appears to be the best player of the bunch. Frankly, with Avila back, I put JRM or Swihart (if not both) on a very short leash. Murphy’s issues at the plate are getting rapidly worse. At some point, the damage being done by keeping him around in the regular rotation is simply too great to be overcome by the comfort he gives Greinke as a battery mate - something which seems a bit shaky anyway.

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